2013

As we ushered in 2013 last night, the first year in memory without Dick Clark (tears welling), there was plenty of time for reflecting on 2012. I'm sure you all did the same thing and were filled with the same youthful enthusiasm as that beautiful ball dropped over NYC bringing forth the promise of something more!

As I've aged, my resolutions have gotten more realistic. They used to be "I'm going to travel to Timbuktu" or "I'm going to join a travelling circus" or crazy things like that. Then they became the inevitable "I'm not going to ever drink that much again" or "I'm going to lose 50 pounds" or "I'm going to work out every day". And now . . .

In a world full of chaos, I simply want peace.

Peace for myself, my family, my friends, my community, my country, the world in general. And, by peace, no . . . I don't mean some unfathomable and unattainable realm of placid coexistence. I mean, quite simply, that by me doing the right thing for those around me, they will follow suit and do the right things for those around them, and they'll tell two friends, and they'll tell two friends . . .

Peace begins with a simple act. A belief in a kinder, gentler place ~ whether tangible or not. A tiny area of your earth that is lightened and brightened by the mere presence of you each day! THAT is the peaceful 2013 I wish for each and every one of you.

It starts right now. Be the change you want to see.

Peace!